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KIVA, a transient, three-dimensional, multiphase, multicomponent
code for the analysis of chemically reacting flows with sprays has been
under development at the Los Alamos National Laboratory for the past several
years. The code uses an Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) methodology
on a staggered grid, and discretizes space using the finite-volume technique.
The code uses an implicit time-advancement with the exception of the advective
terms that are cast in an explicit but second-order monotonicity-preserving
manner. Also, the convection calculations can be subcycled in the desired
regions to avoid restricting the time step due to Courant conditions.
The range of validity of the code extends from low speeds to supersonic
flows for both laminar and turbulent regimes. Arbitrary numbers of species
and chemical reactions are allowed. A stochastic particle method is used
to calculate evaporating liquid sprays, including the effects of droplet
collisions and aerodynamic breakups. Although specifically designed for
performing internal combustion engine calculations, the modularity of
the code allows it for easy modifications for solving a variety of hydrodynamics
problems involving chemical reactions. The code has found a widespread
application in the automotive industry.

Licensing of the KIVA family of Combustion Modeling Software (KIVA-3V Release 2, KIVA-4 an unstructured grid format version and KIVA-4mpi, the parallel version of KIVA-4).

1) For licensing requests please contact the Technology Transfer Division at software@lanl.gov . The KIVA code is available (for a fee) from the Technology Transfer Software Licensing Team at software@lanl.gov. The mailing address for Technology Transfer is P.O. Box 1663, Mail Stop C333, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545. Note: KIVA-4mpi is available only through the Technology Transfer Division.

2) For government agency licensing requests (and their contractors) please contact The Energy Science and Technology Software Center (ESTSC). The webpage address for OSTI/ESTSC is http://www.osti.gov/estsc/. The email address for ESTSC is estsc@osti.gov .